Did you know that THC is currently being looked at as a treatment for asthma because it dilates bronchioles? One of my students showed me the studies a few years ago. This "cough syrup" might have actually been onto something...

Just for geek's sake: The label uses old apothecary terms. "m" is for minim which is a fluid measurement: 60 minims = 1 fluiddram = 1/8 fluid ounce. "gr" is for grain and used for solids: 1 gr = 64.8 mg.

Bonus question: What drugs are still produced in terms of grains, not milligrams?

Hey, Texas Pharmacy Chica, I take Armour Thyroid. Was on Synthroid for close to 20 years and they just recently switched me to Armour. Armour has an interesting taste and it doesn't taste like bacon. Sigh. I was amused recently when I happened upon a forum fill of people talking about natural medications. Several people who said they were vegans had switched to Armour Thyroid. I guess they don't realize that it's made from pork!

ANYWAY, last year I had pneumonia and I was given cough syrup with codeine. It was horrible...the codeine did nothing but make me mad and I still had the damn cough! I think I would have much preferred this stuff!

WOW!!! The ONLY time I ever used Mary J was to try and ease Migraine pain; but it backfired big time!!! I had a heck of a worse one when I woke up. UGH! I am also allergic to Morphine, so I guess this would be a deadly cocktail for me. UGH!

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